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US . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f th e Secretar

y o f Transportatio n Augus t 16 , 201 0 Mr . Christophe r

B . Behna m Presiden t an dCE O Friendshi p Airway s Inc . d/b/ aYello w Ai r Tax i 420 1 Ravenswoo dRoa d Fort Lauderdale , F L 3331 2 Re : Docke t

DOT-OST-2005-2153 3 Applicatio n o f

Friendshi p Airway s Inc . d/b/ aYello w Ai r Tax i Fo r Commute r

Ai r Carrie r Authorizatio n Dea r Mr . Behnam : 120 0 Ne w JerseyAvenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0

O n February 24 , 2010 , Friendshi p Airway s Inc . d/b/ aYello w Ai r Tax i ("YAT") , file da n applicatio n i n Docke t

DOT-OST-2005-2153 3 requestin g tha t th e Departmen t

findit fit t o resum e operation s a s acommute r ai r carrier . YA T supplemente dit s applicatio n with additiona l informatio n o n Jun e 14 , an dJul y 29 , 2010 . In connectio n with thi s filing , CS A file damotio n for confidential treatmen t

unde r 1 4 CF R302.1 2 (Rul e 12) o f ou r Procedura l Regulation s for certai n informatio n th e company wa s providing . Th e purpos e o f thi s lette r

i s t o rul e o n th e motio n an d reques t additional information . In it s motion , YA T requeste dtha t th e Departmen t

withhol dth e detail s of

Exhibi t YAT-605 , a lette r fro mathird-part y institutio n providin g aline-of-credi t t o th e ai r

carrier . YA T state s in it s motio n that

th e informatio n provide d"contain s sensitiv e commercia l informatio n whic h coul db e use db y YAT' s competitor s o r potentia l competitors. " Rul e 1 2 instruct s u s t o evaluat e request s fo r confidentia l treatmen t

b y th e standard s o f

disclosur e foun di n th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . sectio n 552) . Informatio n may b e withhel d fro mdisclosur e unde r

5 U.S.C . 552(b)(4 ) if

it i s (1 ) commercia l o r

financial , (2 ) obtaine dfro ma perso n outsid e o f

government , an d(3 ) privilege do r confidentia l (Gul f

ari dWester

n Industries , Inc . V . Unite dStates , 615F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1979)) . Ther e i s n o questio n tha t

th e informatio n for

whic h YA T seek s confidentia l treatmen t i s financial o r commercia l i n natur e an dtha t i t was obtaine dfro maperso n outsid e th e government . Th e remainin g questio n i s whethe r th e informatio n i s privilege do r confidential—whether

"disclosur e of th e informatio n i s likel y t o hav e eithe r of th e followin g effects : (1 ) impai r th e Government' s ability t o obtai n necessar y information ; o r (2 ) caus e substantia l har mt o th e competitiv e positio n fro mwho mth e informatio n wa s obtained " (Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morton , 49 8 F.2 d765,77 0 (D.C . Cir . 1974)) . Further , t o b e privilege do r confidential , th einformatio n mus t no t b e of th e typ e that

i s usuall y release dt o th e publi c (Gul f an dWester

n Industries , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 615F.2 d527,53 0 (D.C . Cir . 1979)) . W e hav e reviewe dth e materia l submitte dan dhav e decide dt o gran t confidentia l treatmen t

t o some , bu t no t all , o f th e informatio n for

whic h suc h treatmen t

i s sought . YAT-60 5 contain s informatio n relate dt o financin g agreement s for aline-of-credi t

an di s th e typ e of informatio n w e hav e grante dconfidentia l treatmen t i n th e past . Therefore , w e wil l gran t confidentiality t o th e interes t rate . I f no t otherwis e specified , th e remainin g informatio n i s t o b e considere dpubli c record . A redacte dYAT-60 5 shoul db e place di n th e publi c docket . W e als o requir e additional documentatio n regardin g th e actua l line-of-credit, an dinformatio n regardin g th e thir dpart y institutio n grantin g suc h line-of-credit . Documentatio n shoul dinclud e th e tota l line-of-credi t

bein g mad e available , th e amoun t suc h credi t

lin e ha s bee n draw n dow n t o date , an y condition s that

mus t b e me t befor e fund s wil l b e advanced , th e term s o f repayment , an d th e expiratio n date . Further , becaus e th e line-of-credi t i s bein g supplie db y a n individua l o r organizatio n (othe r

tha n arecognize dfinancia l institution ) copies o f th e persona l o r

corporat e financial statement s o f

th e individua l o r

organizatio n shoul dals o b e provided . Unde r Rul e 12 , th e informatio n identifie dabove for whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s no t granted , wil l b e release dt o an y perso n requestin g i t unless , withi n 5 (business ) day s fro mth e dat e of th e receip t o f thi s letter , th e applican t

file s with thi s offic e apetitio n for reconsideratio n o r

awritte n statemen t i n goo dfait

h of it s inten t t o see k judicia l revie w o f

thi s decision . Pleas e informu s i f YA T wishe s t o pursu e eithe r option . I

f reconsideratio n o r

judicia l revie w of

thi s decisio n i s no t sought , YA T shoul dimmediatel y resubmi t t o th e appropriat e docket , th e redacte dexhibit s an d thos e whic h confidentiality ha s bee n denied , for placemen t

o n th e publi c record . In th e meantime , a s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t

of thi s material . Than k

yo u for your cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s lette r o r th e requeste dinformation , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Kat y O'Tool e o f

my staf f a t (202 ) 366-972 1 o r

vi aemai l a

t Catherine.O'Toole@dot.gov . Sincerely ,

Lauraly n J . Rem o Chief , Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Division Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi scc : Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2153 3 Mr . Jerr y Proenz a Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 289 5 SWW145" " Avenu e Suit e 12 0 Miramar , F L 3302 7